KEEP YOUR EYES ON MISS BLACK FLORIDA USA 2006-2007

Miami Gardens, FL. Perpetua Phillips, Miami native, Florida International University Alumni, Dancer, Teacher, and Choreographer is Miss Black Florida USA 2006-2007. Her platform is entitled, “Encouraging Women of Color to Manifest Their Dreams.” The platform has developed into a series of programs designed to engage women of color, specifically women and teens of African American descent, to love themselves, to actively and aggressively participate in their success and financial future and to lead and love others without self compromise. In doing this, Ms. Phillips hopes to build, as well as, reincarnate traditions around Florida that will bridge gaps between generations, uplift African American wealth and showcase positive female role models in our Floridian communities. To find out how you can get a program started in your area contact missblackflorida@yahoo.com for information.

 Perpetua is a professional artist and recent graduate of Florida International University. There she earned her degree in Dance and is hoping that with the money raised and won with the Miss Black USA competition she will be able to obtain her Master’s Degree in Arts Administration from either Florida State University or the University of Western Michigan. Perpetua has had the opportunity to dance all over the states and has earned scholarships to study with various influential organizations and artists including the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre, The Dance Theatre of Harlem, the American Dance Festival and the International Association of Blacks in Dance.

 Since becoming Miss Black Florida USA, Ms. Phillips has put her best foot forward to serve where ever needed in and around Florida. She has worked with several organizations in helping to promote achievement and responsibility. In March of 2006, she attended Alpha Pi Chi Sorority, Inc.’s annual college tour to Bethune Cookman College in Daytona and encouraged eighth grade students from Miami-Dade County to start planning for college now. She has also appeared at the Harry Belefonte/Tacolcy Center Family Fun day, in Miami, where venders and healthcare professionals set up booths to help educate individuals about health related issues affecting the black family today. Recently, Perpetua has teamed up with Curley’s House of Style Inc./Hope Relief Food Bank and the Miami Dolphins to help feed the elderly and homebound in Miami-Dade county. In the near future Ms. Phillips hopes to implement several activities throughout the State including a Bowl-a-thon to raise scholarship money for middle school aged girls around the state, a Shoe and Clothing drive to donate to the Royal Victoria Hospital in the Gambia, West Africa and several Queen for a Day activities for High School Girls in Miami, Orlando, Jacksonville, Tampa, Tallahassee and Sarasota. For more information on where and how you can find Miss Black Florida USA visit www.missblackfloridausa.cabanova.com

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